WHO Inception mission to Zambia under the EU-Lux-WHO UNC Partnership Program. 27Feb-03 Mar 2017.
A WHO inception mission to Zambia consisting of 3 organizational levels took place from 27 February to 3 March 2017. The main objective of the mission was to review and discuss EU-Lux-WHO partnership program roadmap activities with national experts and representatives...
Single National Health Insurance Actuarial Study
The actuarial study was finalised an is currently being discussed by the Ministry of Health and partners to understand and critically review the different assumptions upon which the sustainability models are based. Final report signed_28.02.17_updated A workshop to...
Status Up-date: Health Financing Strategy Cabinet Papers
P4H was requested at the end of February 2017 to support the revision of the HFS cabinet papers. This is the first time partner support had been requested in this process step. In a 2-day work session supported by GIZ-P4H Programme, USAID-PS3 programme and WHO the...
Strengthening Primary Health Care for Results Programme – Tanzania
Global Financing Facility embedded into the WB PHC Programme for Results 201703_WB Program for Results incl GFF
Status up-date: Health Financing Strategy & Single National Health Insurance Bill
The cabinet papers for the Health Financing Strategy & Single National Health Insurance Bill were returned by the Cabinet Secretariat to the Ministry early this year, with the request to clearly formulate the necessary policy requests/ changes that would be...
RBF process assessment up-dates
The RBF scheme completed its pre-pilot phase in Kishapu district of Shiniyanga Region and is rolling out gradually since beginning of 2016 in other regions. The initial pre-pilot phase was assessed against the originally intended RBF design for Tanzania end of 2016...
Health Financing Strategy implementation
After successful endorsement of its health financing strategy, Uganda has now embarked on the development of a related implementation plan. Work is currently on-going.
UHC study tour to Germany and Estonia
The Government of Kenya (GoK), has made a strong commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the year 2030. Anchored in the Kenya Constitution, 2010, UHC is identified as one of the pillars that will enable Kenyans realize the benefits of being a...
Health Financing Strategy development status up-date
The Kenyan Ministry has produced a 4th draft of its health financing strategy which is still under review.
P4HC+ update – Feb 2017
The Cambodian government is clearly in the driver’s seat. Although they didn’t start in pole position, over the course of some laps they were able to manoeuvre themselves in a comfortable place to end on the UHC podium. The vehicle assembled during the last year and...
International seminar on CMU in Yamoussoukro and support from the P4H network
Context The International Seminar on Universal Health Coverage, organized by the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie de Côte d'Ivoire (CNAMCI) from November 7 to 10, bears witness to the importance of the issue of health coverage, as well as the need to make demand...
DP Workshop: “Shared Vision in Advocating for Sustainable Financing of Health in Tanzania”
On the 26th of October 2016, the Health Policy Plus (HP+) project facilitated a stakeholders’ meeting, hosted by USAID and P4H, to discuss common areas of interest in advocating for sustainable financing for health and priority diseases such as HIV/AIDS in...
Follow-up to 2nd Stakeholder Forum: draft proposal for political dialogue
The 2nd Stakeholder Forum discussions on 14 Oct 2016 involving 12 Parliamentarians showed that the political support for NHI mainly rests on two pillars: Expectation that NHI will generate funding without restricting access for the poor Expectation that NHI will...
2nd Health Sector Reform Stakeholder Forum
On 13 and 14 October, health sector Reform stakeholders got together to receive an update on the Health Sector Reform programme of the MOH and discuss findings of assessments on two key proposed reforms: Health Fund (earmarking of general revenue for health) and...
HFS_Workshop September 2016
Workshop held on September 15 2016 to: Discuss and share comments on preliminary draft Define and propose the scope of the financing strategy Define next steps Update the workplan for the HFS Was attended by Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Finance...